Wildground Junior SchoolBlackfield Primary and Nursery School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southampton.

Summary of the comparison

Wildground Junior School and Blackfield Primary and Nursery School are primary schools in Southampton.

  • Wildground Junior School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Blackfield Primary and Nursery School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wildground Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wildground Junior School was judged Good and Blackfield Primary and Nursery School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 75.0% for Wildground Junior School and 66.0% for Blackfield Primary and Nursery School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Wildground Junior School (67.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Blackfield Primary and Nursery School (59.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wildground Junior School versus Blackfield Primary and Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SouthamptonWildground Junior SchoolSouthamptonBlackfield Primary and Nursery SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking60th of 411 in Hampshire Stronger figure164th of 411 in Hampshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll197 434
Capacity243 540
LocationSouthampton, SO45 4LG Southampton, SO45 1XA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% Stronger figure66.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census189 435
Free school meals (ever 6)41.3% 37.3%
English as an additional language6.3% 4.8%
SEN support20.1% 14.5%
SEN with an EHC plan19.1% 6.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% 4.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.9% 11.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Wildground Junior School

Blackfield Primary and Nursery School

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